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pentacrostic

pentacrostic noun: a set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.

Noun

pentacrostic (plural pentacrostics)

  1. A set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.
    • There were also pentacrostics, where the name was repeated five times.1863, Sophy Moody, What is Your Name?, page 176
    • There are instances […] of pentacrostics, i.e., of acrostics where the required letters form five columns in the poem. An average specimen of these is the Latin acrostic in hexameter verse, prefixed to the first volume of Father Bluteau's Portuguese Dictionary, in praise of the author.1872, Crack (pseud.), Whetstones for wits; or, Double acrostics

Forms of pentacrostic

pluralpentacrostics

Origin of pentacrostic

From penta- + acrostic.

Questions about pentacrostic

What does pentacrostic mean?
Pentacrostic means a set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.
What part of speech is pentacrostic?
Pentacrostic is a noun.
What is the plural of pentacrostic?
The plural of pentacrostic is pentacrostics.

Words near pentacrostic in the dictionary

  1. pentacrinite
  2. pentacrinites
  3. pentacrinoid
  4. pentacrinoids
  5. pentacron
  6. pentacrostic
  7. pentacrostics
  8. pentact
  9. pentactin
  10. pentactinal
  11. pentactine

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